¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado qu? pa?s tuvo el primer imperio verdaderamente global? Pues siga leyendo... La gente sol?a decir que «el sol nunca se pone en el Imperio brit?nico» como forma de declarar la grandeza de Gran Breta?a. Pero fueron los portugueses quienes forjaron el primer imperio verdaderamente global. Los principales dominios de los portugueses envolv?an el globo en l?nea recta, desde Brasil hasta Angola, desde Mozambique a la India y hasta Macao. Con sus dominios bajo m?ltiples husos horarios, el sol, de hecho, nunca se puso sobre el Imperio portugu?s. En este libro seguiremos la evoluci?n de Portugal, el cual pas? de ser un pa?s peque?o y relativamente oscuro en Europa a un imperio mundial de gran riqueza y poder. Conocer? los primeros d?as de conquista de Portugal y su lucha contra las fuerzas isl?micas del norte de ?frica. A continuaci?n, este libro documenta la navegaci?n constante de los marinos portugueses por el continente africano. Se tratan con gran profundidad las haza?as de los exploradores portugueses, como Bartolom? D?az y Vasco da Gama. Tambi?n se aborda el gobierno de Portugal en su imperio. Los portugueses intentaron consolidar sus ganancias a trav?s de gobernadores coloniales, como Francisco de Almeida y Afonso de Albuquerque. Se seguir?n con gran detalle las vidas y luchas de estos hombres. ¡Siga leyendo si quiere saber m?s! Con este libro aprender?: La Reconquista, que dur? siglos, entre cristianos y musulmanes. Las diversas guerras de conquista. C?mo navegaron los portugueses por ?frica. Las relaciones de los portugueses con la India. El establecimiento de colonias en todo el mundo. Y mucho m?s. ¡Adquiera ahora este libro para saber m?s sobre los portugueses!

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